William hillman



(No Model.)

W. HILLMAN.

SADDLE SPRING FOR VELOOIPEDL'S.

No. 310,823. Patented Jail. 13, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Urrrcn.

WILLIAM HILLMAN, OF COVENTRY, ENGLAND.

SADDLE-SPRING FOR VELOCIPEDES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310.823, dated January13, 1885.

Application fi'ed October 22, 1884. No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HILLMAN, a subject of Her Majesty the Queenof the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 5 land, residing atCoventry, England, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSaddie-Springs for Bicycles and Velocipedes, of whichthe following is adescription.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation',and Fig.2 a rear view, ofthe device.

A represents the backbone of the bicycle or velocipede, and Bthe upperpart or neck thereof. My invention has for its object the construc 15tion of a saddle-spring to rest on this backbone. For that purpose Iprovide a series of vertical holes, a b b b, in the neck of the bicycleor velocipede backbone. The spring 0, upon which the saddle is placed,is attached to any one of these holes by a bolt to vary the height orposition of the saddle. The other end of the spring is linked toascrewed sleeve or socket, D, which engages with a screwed rod, E,linked to a bracket, F, on the back- 25 bone.

To adjust the spring, the bolt i t k o t of the hole in the neck, whichleaves the justed there by means of a bolt, and having at 0 the lowerend a screwed sleeve or socket engaging a screwed rod linked to abracket on the backbone, substantially as and for the purpose above setforth.

VVILLIAM HILLMAN.

Witnesses:

EDWARD K. J ONES, J AMES RICHARDS. r

